Stationary or stationary means standing still or not moving--
People once thought the Earth was stationary.
Is the object in motion or stationary?
Stationery or stationery means writing paper for writing letters--
They gave her a box of pretty stationery for a going-away present, so she'd remember to write.
The paper-goods store has some nice stationery.
When they got married, they ordered monogrammed stationery.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"There is a large stationary sign outside the stationery store."
Note--a "stationer" sells stationery.
A stationer's is a business that sells stationery.
Words that sound the same when we speak may actually be two different words--which matters when we write them down. Spellcheck cannot help with this--it will show each word and the writer has to choose--to disambiguate them, if you will. I intend to update this daily, with another set of words it is possible to confuse, beginning with the simplest and most important. Questions and comments are welcome.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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